Fountain-brush.



A. DU PUY.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH. I

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 9, 1913' Patented June 23, 1914.

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ALFRED IDU IPUY, 01* OAK PAR-K, ILLINQIS.

FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1914.

Application filed June 9, 1913. Serial No. 772,471.

To aZZ whom'it may concern Be it known that I, ALFRED DU PUY, a

. citizen of the United States, and a resident of Oak Park, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain- Brushes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of toilet or hand brushes known as fountain brushes.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of the kind of brushes referred to in several particulars, as will hereinafter appear.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my inventionFigure 1 is a side view of a brush constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary, longitudinal sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. l; the handle applied to the bristle-holding member being omitted; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal, sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a detail of construction to be hereinafter described; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of a modified form of brush; Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 77 of Fig. 6; the bristle-holding member being omitted; and Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view, takenon line S8 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 to 5, both inclusive, the fountain brush shown as embodying my invention, comprises a bristle-holding member 10 provided with means constituting fluid conduits for conducting water or other fluid supplied from a suitable source by a hose or pipe 12 and discharging such fluid 011 and through the several tufts or bundles 14, 14 of bristles carried by said bristleholding member. The bristle-holding member 10 is preferably made of sheet metal by a stamping or swaging operation. Said bristle-holding member 10 is preferably transversely curved in form, as shown in Fig. 2. The bristle-holding member 10 is provided with a plurality of slots 15, 15. By reason of the slotted construction of the bristle-holding member 10, the same consists, in effect, of a plurality or series of parallel bars 16, 16, connected with each other at their ends by integral parts of the bristle-holding member. Each of said bars 16, 16 is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced, tubular studs or nipples 17 17 extending from the outer face thereof and in which are severally insert-ed or secured the bunches or tufts 14, 14 of bristles. The several bars 16, 16 are connected at their ends with longitudinal marginal members or strips 18, 18,- also preferably provided with a plurality of bristle-holding nipples 17, 17 carrying-bunches or tufts 14, 14 of bristles. The several tufts or bunches 14, 14 of bristles are rigidly secured or held in the several tubular studs or nipples 17 17 by wires'19, 19, the looped portions of which extend into said nipples 17, 17 from the inner side of said bristle-holding member and engage the folded ends of the tufts or bunches of bristles inserted in said nipples or studs. In their parts between-said nipples or studs-17, 17, the wires 19, 19 rest in grooves or channels 20, 20 provided. in the inner faces of said bars and strips. So much of the-construction of the bristle-holding member 10 constitutes the subject-matter of my pending application filed May 17, 1913, and bearing Serial No. 768,206. In order to providemeans for conducting water or other fluid supplied from a suitable source by the hose or pipe 12 and discharging such fluid on and through the sev eral tuft-s or bunches 14, 14 of bristles carried by the bristle-holding member 10, a construction is provided as follows: Located at each side of the bristle-holding member 10 and rigidly secured to the lateral or longitudinal edges thereof. is a tube 21, 21. Said tubes-21, 21 extend the full length of thebristle-holding member 10, as shown in Fig. 1, and are closed at the same ends by suitable plugs 22, 22. The opposite ends of the said tubes 21, 21 are open. As shown in the drawings, said tubes 21, 21 are integral with the body of the bristle-holding member 10, being formed by bending into tubular form the longitudinal marginal parts of the sheet metal body of the bristle holding member; the bending of such parts being downwardly, upwardly and inwardly so that the edges of such parts may be secured to the inner face of the bristle-holding member (see Fig. 2). The water or other fluid supply conduit, pipe or hose 12 is connected with the tubes 21, 21 by means of a coupling member 23 located at the end of the bristle-holding member at which the tubes 21 open. As shown in the drawings, said coupling member 23 is in the form of a yoke, the connected arms 2 1, 24: of which embrace the associated end of the bristleholding member 10, and the reduced ends of said arms being inserted in the open ends of said tubes 21, 21. Said arms are secured to said tubes 21 in any suitable manner, but preferably by brazing. Said arms 21, 24 are provided with passages 25, 25 extending longitudinally thereof and opening at one end into the tubes 21, 21 and at the other end into the bore of a boss or pipe connection 26 forming part of the coupling member. The end of said hose 12 is slipped over a coupling plug or nipple 27, and secured thereto by a binding wire 23 in a familiar manner. Said coupling plug or nipple 27 is secured to said coupling member 23 by being screwed into boss 26. Each tube 21, 21 has a portion thereof extending below the lateral edges of the bristle-holding member 10. Each tube 21, 21 is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced discharge openings or apertures 29, 29, opening through and communicating with the passage formed by the tubes in that portion of the tubes below the bristle-holding member 10, (see Fig. 2). The discharge openings or apertures 29, 29 in each tube 21, 21 are so arranged that the same will discharge the water or other fluid supplied to the tubes 21, 21 by the hose 12 upon and through the tufts or bundles 1-1, lt of bristles. The spacing of the apertures 29, 29 is such that the jets of water willv be discharged between the tufts or bundles of bristles carried by the side strips 18, 18, and in a direction to cross each other.

To facilitate handling of the bristle-holding member 10, a handle 13 is provided which has detachable connection with the said bristle-holding member, said handle having the following construction: The handle 13 is preferably made of sheet metal. The lateral or longitudinal margins of said handle 13 are provided with flanges 30, 30

formed by bending the sheet metal body of said handle and shaped to constitute inwardly facing grooves or channels, adapted to receive the tubes 21, 21, so that said handle may be applied to or removed from said bristle-holding member 10 by sliding the parts endwise relatively to each other. To detachably secure the handle 13 to the bristle-holdii'ig member 10, the latter is pro vided at the end opposite the end at which the coupling member 23 is located, with an inwardly projecting lug 31, which may be formed by bulging inwardly a portion of the sheet metal body of said bristle-holding member. Said lug 31 is adapted to enter or snap into a suitable socket 32 provided therefor in the associated end of the handle 13 (see Fig. 5). The metal from which the handle 13 and the bristle-holding member 10 are made possesses a sufflcient amount of resiliency or flexibility to permit the integral parts of the handle 13 to ride or slide over the lug 31 in the sliding of the handle on the bristle-holding member. To provide parts that may be readily grasped by the fingers of the person using the bruslnthe handle 13 is provided adjacent each of the side flanges 30, 30 with an upright flange 33. Said flanges 33, 33, as shown in the drawings, extend substantially the full length of the handle 13 and are curved outwardly to provide in effect outwardly opening grooves or channels intowhich the fingers of the users hand are adapted to extend when grasping the flanges 33, 33. Said flanges 33, 33 are formed by shearing the sheet metal body of the handle 13 longitudinally and centrally intermediate its ends and then transversely adjacent each end of the handle, such transverse cuts intersecting the longitudinal cut, and such portions of the handle bounded by said cuts being bent upwardly and outwardly and away from each other (see Fig. 2). The flanges 33, 33, being bent, as shown, provide an opening through the handle. By reason of the open construction of the handle 13, the brush may be readily cleansed by holding the same beneath a faucet or the like and permitting the water to run through the open handle 13 and through the slots 15, 15 in the bristle-holding member 10. It follows that it is unnecessary to remove the handle from the bristle-holding member in cleaning the brush.

In Figs. 6, 7 and 8, a brush is shown in which the bristle-holding member 34 is provided with a handle 35, secured to and extending from said bristle-holding member, said handle 35 being of a different type and construction than that shown in connection with the bristle-holding member 1.0 in the preceding figures. As shown in said Figs. 6, 7 and 8, said handle 35 is made of sheet metal'bent into tubular form to provide, in

effect, a hollow handle. Said handle 35 is secured to said bristle-holding member 34 by means of rivets or other suitable fastening members 36, 36, inserted through the integral part 37 of the handle overlapping a tongue 38 on said bristle-holding member 34. Water or other fluid is supplied to the tubes 39, 39 at the sides of the bristle-holding member 34 through a hose 40 which eX- tends through said hollow handle 35 and is attached to the coupling member 41, the pipe connection Al of which is located within said hollow handle adjacent the end secured to said bristle-holding member 34. The arms 42, 42 of said coupling member 41 extend laterally from said pipe connection 42 and are connected with the tubes 39, 39 in the same manner as in case of the arms of the coupling member 23 hereinbefore described. The bristle-holding member 34, except for the tongue 37, is identical in construction with the bristle-holding member 10. The tubes 39, 39 are provided with a plurality of discharge openings or apertures adjacent the bristles, as in the case of the tubes 21, 2.1. The hollow handle 35, in addition to its function as a handle, also protects and serves as a support for the hose 40 extending therethrough.

lVhen the brush is in use as a fountain brush, the hose is attached to a faucet or other source of fluid supply and the water or other fluid will be supplied to the bristles as is apparent. The brush forms an excellent shampoo brush, but its use is not confined to the particular use specified.

The flanges 30, 30 of the handle 13 used in connection with the brush shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, in addition to the function ascribed to them, serve to stiffen and strengthen the side margins of the handle, and thereby prevent distortion or bending of the same when separated from the bristleholding member.

It is to be understood that the details of construction in the brush illustrated may be changed or variously modified without departure from the spirit of my invention, and I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction and arrangement shown, except as pointed out in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A brush, comprising a bristle-holding member provided with bristles, said bristleholding member consisting of a sheet metal body having a portion thereof tubular in form to provide a fluid passage, said tubular portion being provided with a discharge opening adjacent to said bristles, and a conduit connected with said tubular portion and adapted to be connected with a source of fluid supply.

2. A brush, comprising a bristle-holding member provided with bristles, said bristleholding member being provided at its lateral edges with tubular portions integral with said bristle-holding member and forming fluid passages, said tubular portions being provided with discharge openings adj acent to said bristles, and a conduit connected with said tubular portions and adapted to be connected with a source of fluid supply.

3. A brush, comprising a bristle-holding member having bristles secured thereto, said bristleholding member consisting of a sheet metal body, the lateral margins of which are bent into tubular form to provide fluid passages, each tubular portion being provided with a discharge opening, a conduit adapted to be connected with a source of fluid supply, and a coupling mem ber providing a connection between said conduit and said tubular portions.

4:. A brush, comprising a b-ristleholding member having bristles secured thereto, at least one of the margins of said bristleholding member being provided with a tubular portion integral with said bristleholding member and forming a fluid passage, said tubular portion being provided with a discharge opening adjacent to said bristles, a conduit connected with said tubular portion and adapted to be connected with a source of fluid supply, and a handle connected with said bristle-holding member.

5. A brush, comprising a bristleholding member having bristles secured thereto, said bristlel1olding member being provided at each side with a tube forming a fluid passage, each tube being provided with a discharge opening adjacent to the bristles, a conduit connected with said tubes and adapted to be connected with a source of fluid supply, a handle consisting of a body portion having an inwardly facing longitudinal channel at each side thereof and with which said tubes have sliding engagement, and means for detachably locking said handle from endwise movement relatively to said bristle-holding member.

6. A brush, comprising a sheet metal bristle-holding member having bristles secured thereto, said bristle-holding member having its lateral marginal portions bent into tubular form to provide fluid passages, said tubular portions being provided with a plurality of discharge openings adjacent to said bristles, a hose adapted to be connected with a source of fluid supply, and a coupling member providing a connection between said hose and said tubular portions.

7. A brush, comprising a bristle-holding member having bristles secured thereto, tubes mounted on said bristle-holding member and having discharge openings adjacent to the bristles at each side of the brush, a conduit connected with said tubes and adapted to be connected With a source of presence of tWo Witnesses, this 5th day of fluid supply, a handle having sliding en- June A. D. 1913. gagement With said bristle-holding member T and provided With laterally spaced, up- ALFRED DU Wardly extending flanges. Witnesses:

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing CHARLES H. POOLE, as my invention I afiix my signature in the EUGENE C. WANN.

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